This time, the AMD Zen4 processor series is experiencing quite serious problems. Where there are some users who find that their processor can catch fire and cause damage to the processor component itself and the motherboard it occupies.
AMD's 7000X3D series and even the regular 7000 series are not absent from this problem. This case also reached the ears of der8auer, one of the leading YouTubers and overclockers. He said there was a problem with the processor's thermal sensor which caused the processor to be unable to lower the voltage and throttling once excess heat was found.
AMD Zen4 Ryzen 7000 Can Burn Due to Overclocking
This temperature sensor malfunction is most likely caused by too high a voltage once a user tries to overclock their Ryzen 7000 processor. A damaged sensor as mentioned above causes the SoC to be unable to lower the voltage to lower the excess temperature. Therefore, like the cases that have been widely circulated, there are burn points on the contact points.
This burning unit damages other components as well as the socket slot on the motherboard. Causing that component to no longer work. The cause that started from overheating was only found for those who overclocked their processor either through manual overclocking or the EXPO profile that was given by default in the motherboard BIOS.
AMD Ryzen 7000 Burns, AMD Has Not Provided a Response
According to the Tomshardware site itself, this actually has nothing to do with any motherboard brand and all types of motherboards will also produce similar events. Most likely a fix is already in the development stage although AMD itself has yet to respond to this.
So the exact date for a BIOS update that fixes the over-voltage problem, where it will provide a limit on how many maximum volts can be given to the processor, has not been disclosed for now.
For now, it's best to use the default settings from AMD for a while and while waiting for the patch to arrive so that unwanted things don't happen. AMD itself does not cover warranty damage due to overclocking and the risk of this damage is not commensurate with the performance that you can achieve through overclocking.
Update 4/27: MSI has provided a statement regarding this matter and provided a BIOS update to provide a voltage limit. Several motherboard brands such as ASUS and Biostar have also started doing the same thing.
AMD has also provided a statement via the Anandtech website where they confirmed several cases of Ryzen 7000X3D burning when overclocking. They also hinted to several motherboard partners who work with them to release a new BIOS to fix this problem.
